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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, with whom did Vaughan want to die in a collision?
(a) James Ballard.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Dr. Helen Remington.
(d) Catherine Ballard.

2. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?
(a) Road Research Laboratory.
(b) Vehicular Safety Compound.
(c) Crash Test Site.
(d) Auto Mechanic School.

3. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?
(a) Swindon.
(b) Shepperton.
(c) Somerset.
(d) Salisbury.

4. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?
(a) Guilty about causing a man to die.
(b) Aroused at seeing the young wife.
(c) Isolated from the reality of the accident.
(d) Relieved that he wasn't seriously injured.

5. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?
(a) Two mechanics.
(b) A filmmaker.
(c) A stunt driver.
(d) Two air hostesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the name of Ballard's wife?

3. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?

4. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?

5. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?

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